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US Christian group arrested in Haiti on child trafficking charges

PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haitian police detained 10 members of a US Christian group after they allegedly tried to leave the country with more than 30 children who survived the country’s devastating earthquake.News of the charges came as the UN’s food agen…

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Toyota tries media blitz to soothe over recall

Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems.

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Haiti holds Americans accused of smuggling children (AFP)

AFP – Haitian police detained 10 members of a US Christian charity group after they allegedly tried to leave the country with more than 30 children who survived the country’s devastating earthquake.

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Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border

Ten Americans from a church group were being held Sunday in Haiti after they tried to bus 33 children out of the country, just as stories of possible child trafficking are being told in the country.

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Toyota hopes media blitz will reassure customers (AP)

AP – Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems.

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What Next for the Tea Parties?

More, Glenn Reynolds writes in The Examiner. More power; more influence; more respect:So far the Tea Party’s record is looking pretty good. But what happens next? Many people — er, well, many pundits, anyway — complain that the Tea Party movement…

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Unlikely crusader gets China to disclose data

The Chinese businessman battled for years to get cities to reveal their budgets, but his quest seemed quixotic in a country notorious for keeping citizens in the dark.
 

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Yemen counters rebels' truce offer

(CNN) — Yemen's government said Sunday it will accept a truce offer only if the rebels operating in the country's north comply with six previously laid-out conditions.

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Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread

Video courtesy of our very own BlueGal.There’s a dangerously short memory span in our country. People can barely remember past two or three news cycles. Last year? Not so much. Five years ago? Fuhgeddaboudit. Generational reference? Listen to …

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

‘Women-only’ aid handed out in Haiti

Relief workers in Haiti began handing out women-only food coupons to help ensure that families and the weak get supplies following the country’s devastating earthquake.
 

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